RURAL NEW-VORKER 
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sheet of asbestos each for top and bottom 
shelf of the oven will prevent too great 
heat (in direct contact with food—thus 
avoiding scorching). And a sheet of as¬ 
bestos tacked back of any stove is a great 
safeguard; an insurance against too great 
or too continuous top or oven heat which, 
though possibly not intense, in time some¬ 
times I’esults in a “mysterious” outbreak 
of fire. 
A local hardware dealer taught me that 
asbestos wicks which are suitable for most 
oil stoves (barring the cotton wick stoves) 
can be homemade for about 10 cents a 
dozen instead of five cents apiece. At the 
suggestion of this dealer I bought a sheet 
of asbestos weighing a pound (asbestos is 
sold by weight) and measuring nearly a 
yard, and from this cut wicks about 
12inches. The asbestos was 1-10-inch 
a thousand ills which might have been 
and should be avoided. “A penny saved 
is a penny gained” proves sometimes a fal¬ 
lacy, and to have for its reverse side the 
motto: “Penny wise and pound foolish.” 
To put chairs and footstools back into 
accustomed places before leaving a living- 
i-oom for the night may seem “old-maid¬ 
ish,” but it requires only a moment and, 
especially where there are not electric 
lights to be instantly switched on, may 
save broken bones from forgetting and 
stumbling when telephones, telegrams or 
something forgotten may necessitate get¬ 
ting up quickly in the night. It also acts 
as a nerve-protector for others against 
noise when such “prowling” is necessary. 
It is easy to receive dangerous stabs 
from sharp files used on walls or tables 
for i^apcrs. A small cork placed on each 
are for the lazy daisy stitch. Thist set is prettiest embroidered in pink or blue. The 
design is stamped on line white courtrai, and the price including mercerized floss, is $1. 
thick. Lighter weight will do, but will 
not prove as substantial, while a thickei’, 
heavier sheet will be likely to break. 
These last as long as do ordinary wicks. 
Other false economies are keeping for 
use cracked or chipped glasses for either 
table or kitchen use (they will cut lips or 
break suddenly under heat and do far 
more damage than can be imagined be¬ 
forehand) ; and the keeping of lamps 
which have worn “threads” into which, 
at the neck of lamps, the burners screw. 
Such lamps are, at any moment, liable to 
loosen and ignite. 
Perhaps the worst of all false econo¬ 
mies is the “saving” of money by eating 
less food than usual or poor food, or eat¬ 
ing irregularly. Either doctors’ ^r den¬ 
tists’ bills are sure to result, and cost far 
more in the long run than good food taken 
in sufficient quantity and at regular inter¬ 
vals. This does not mean “heavy” food 
or elaborate course dinners or luncheons, 
for one may fare far better on simple 
dishes and but one or two at a meal (bal¬ 
ancing food values, of course) than on 
high-priced, elaborate concoctions, but 
one pays in the end invariably for stint¬ 
ing the body of its i-equired fuel and nour¬ 
ishment. 
A dentist taught me that “block mag¬ 
nesia” (carbonate of magnesia) is inval¬ 
uable for the teeth to be used daily, par¬ 
ticularly after eating fruit and before go¬ 
ing to bed at night. It is a protection to 
the enamel against acidity and the usual 
degree of tartar formation. Also, where 
there is a tendency toward hyper-acidity 
of the stomach it is helpful to digestion, 
and is far more convenient usually than 
the milk of magnesia so often recom¬ 
mended. (It is considered in general bet¬ 
ter than soda for acidity of the stomach). 
There is no economy in getting over¬ 
tired by working overtime or beyond one’s 
strength to “save a penny.” By employ¬ 
ing someone to lighten your labors you 
will do a good turn to her or him and to 
yourself. A very weary housewife is too 
apt to be an irritable one, as well as too 
tired to make herself attractive in ap- 
I)earance, and far more apt to contract ac¬ 
quaintance with vicious little germs of all 
sorts who delight in adding up doctors’ 
bills. A habit of overwork will result in 
file-tip is not conspicuous or troublesome 
to remove and may prevent serious acci¬ 
dent. 
When using gasoline in any quantity 
for washing, be sure to place the recep¬ 
tacle in the shade and avoid too rapid 
rubbing. An almost fatal accident to an 
acquaintance resulted from rubbing a silk 
petticoat in the hot sun. Silk is espe¬ 
cially dangerous to clean in this manner 
because of the keen type of friction in¬ 
duced in rubbing it quickly. Even the 
rubbing of gloves wdth gasoline has been 
known to induce combustion. Quantity 
of material, particulai-ly of silk, with heat 
of Summer sun, adds danger. 
A young mother I know carries with 
her a small hand mirror, as quite as im¬ 
portant to the baby as his little cap. By 
this she can keep him amused even under 
most trying circumstances as in trolley 
oars and other groups of strange faces. 
It concentrates his attention, amuses and 
prevents the nervous strain which is a 
really frightful ordeal to babies even when 
such “dizzying crowds” are only their 
mothers’ old friends. 
RILEY M. ELETCUER BERRY. 
Utilizing Cotton or Canvas Bags 
Empty salt, sugar and grain bags may 
be made very useful. As soon as emptied 
wash with lukewarm wmter and naphtha 
soap to remove lettering. Boil in strong 
.soapsuds or in water to which a little lye 
has been added. (To make the lye dis- 
.solve one can of potash in two quarts of 
soft water, and use one-half cup to a 
large wash boiler of water.) Ilin.s<» the 
bags well and haug out to bleach. 
Some of the bags that are used for the 
waste from some breakfast foods aro fine 
when neatly hemmed for bread cloths. 
They may also be used for bags to pack 
away furs and woolens for the Summei*, 
and will prove a protection from the 
moths. 
Some of the coarser, softer bags make 
nice dish towels and those still coarser 
ai-e good for oven cloths. This grade 
makes nice hand towels for the men to 
use when they wash up for milking. One 
or two hung by the pump or faucet in the 
barn, with a cake of good soap and an 
agate basin, will be a broad hint to the 
hired man to wash his hands before he 
begins milking. 
For a cover-all apron rip scam of grain 
bag, cut out by an ordinary one-piece pat¬ 
tern, hem all around, add pockets, and 
tapes to tie. For a clothespin apron cut 
off strip width of bag a yard long. Turn 
up one foot at bottom to hold pins, hem 
sides, and make a casing at top for wide 
tape to tie about waist and stitch through 
middle of turued-up part so the apron will 
not sag. 
Some brands of 100 pounds of salt come 
in linen bags. These may be bleached, 
and hemstitched, and make very satisfac¬ 
tory covers for snlall tables, plant stands, 
etc. The small cotton salt bags make 
good dishcloths or if neatly hemmed are 
nice to put over the butter after churn¬ 
ing before it is cooled. These do not shed 
lint, and should be carefully washed and 
dried after each using, and kept for this 
one pui'i)ose. 
Ai)rons for use while doing heavy 
washing or to wear while plucking and 
dressing fowls, may be cut similar to the 
cooking apron, but should bo made of 
heavier material. The heavy bags such 
as are used for cornmeal are all right for 
this purpose, and do not wet through. 
MRS. J. A. A. 
A Watermelon Cake 
The checkerboard cake is very attrac¬ 
tive when nicely made. Another pretty 
cake is made by using a recipe for white 
cake and coloring part red. Use a loaf 
tin, or a melon mold if you have one. 
But a thin layer of the red batter in the 
bottom of the tin, then put seedless raisins 
in straight rows all over it; add another 
layer of the red and more rows of raisins 
until the red batter is used up. Do not 
put any raisins on the last layer of bat¬ 
ter. Then put the v;hite batter over the 
red and bake. About one-third should be 
white. Ice with frosting colored green; 
it looks like watermelon when cut. 
MRS. CORA HAMILTON. 
Drop Graham or Bran Cookies 
Two eggs, 1% cup sugar, one-half cup 
butter, one cup sour cream, one-half tea- 
spoonful soda, one cup raisins, chopped 
fine, one teaspoonful baking powder, 
with flour to make quite stiff. Drop 
from spoon on tin. We like a little cin¬ 
namon. With bran I use a little more 
than half bran and the rest bread flour. 
MH.S. w. ir. B. 
No Wear is 
Too Hard for 
This Hosiery 
There's extra wear 
I in every pair for every 
member of the family. 
DURABLE 
DURHAM 
HOSIERY 
FOR MEN. WOMEN AND CHILDREN 
Made Strongest Where 
the Wear is Hardest 
The heels, soles and toes are 
strongly reinforced. The wide, 
elastic, garter-tear-proof tops with 
the anti-run stitch are knit on to 
stay. The quality is uniform through¬ 
out, sizes correctly marked and the 
legs are full length. Toes are 
smooth and even. The famous 
Durham dyes prevent color turning 
g reen from wearing or washing. 
•urable- Durham Hosiery sells for 
15, 19, 25 and 35 cents the pair. 
Buy Durable-DuRHAM Hosiery for 
the entire family. 
Ask your dealer to show 
you our ladies' 35c and 
men’s 2 5c silk-mercer¬ 
ized hosiery with the 
patented anti-run stitch. 
Durham Hosiery Mills, 
Durham, N. C. 
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The garbage can is a 
menace to the health of 
your family. The foul 
odors it emits, brings 
around flies—noted carriers of 
disease germs. If you sprinkle 
your garbage can every day 
with 20 Mule Team Borax 
you’ll find that it will neutral¬ 
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flies away. Of course this is 
but one of the many uses for 
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Its greatest use is in the laundry and kitchen. This Borax is the 
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sprinkled in the dish water will relieve 
you of a lot of disagreeable work. 
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Soap in chip form. Saves you soap 
cutting. Blended in the right propor¬ 
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of purt soap. Not a substitute for 
Borax but a time, labor and money 
saver that will pay you to use every 
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